Improvement in hoese-powee



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IMPROVEMENT IN HORSE-POWER.`

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TO ALLWHOM Il MAY GONCERN:

Be it known that I, S. COIN, of Cazenovia, iu the county of Madison, and State of NewYork, have invented i a new and useful Improvement in Horse-Powers, and 'that the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, hereinafter referred to, forms a full and exact specification of the same, wherein a IV have set forth the nature and principles of ymy said improvement, by which my invention may be distinguished from all others of a similar class, together with such parts as I claim, and desire tohave secured to me by Letters Patent. u n

The present invention relates to that class of horse-powers in which an endless platform is employcd,on which the horse travels, and thus imparts power and this invention consists more particularly in a. novel construction `of the link-pieces fort-he several sections of the platform, whereby in their application and `attachment to the Aplatform sections the iron tie-rods heretofore used are dispensed with, and the machinc'not only.

much simplified but made lighter, and its cost of construction diminished. In the accompanying plate of drawings my improvement in horse-powers is illustrated-1 Figure 1 being a side or face view ofthe horn-wheel, showing two links as ruiming upon the same.

Figure 2, a section through one of the links, -takcn in the plane of the/line a: zg. 1.

Figure 3, a. side view of the link shown in iig, 1, when disconnected, and having its friction-wheels detached; and A Figure 4, a vertical section takenin the plane of the line y y, g,

A, in the drawings, represents one of the horn-wheels of that class of -l1orsc-powers to which the present; invention relates. B, the hub to the wheel. C, a llange or anch around the periphery of thcwheel A, upon y which ange the pulley or friction-wheels to the links run. D, the horns" to thc horn-wheel A, in the'spaccs E between which the projections or cogs to the links engage or, run. F, the links,\to `which the door or; platform-sections are to be attached, one at each'cnd of the same; the several links with their sections bein` connected or hung together so as to form a' continuous or endless platform or floor. These links Fare each formed with a cog or projection, G, upon their under side, by which projection'the link engages with and runs in the spaces between the horns to the wheel. H, anch or car-piece, projecting fromthe links B toward'thc centre ofthe floor-sections; and I, a bolt passing through the said`ear-piecc H and the oor outside of the` link, which floor end extends into or enters `the cut-out portion J of the link, from one side to the other, projecting at its end and resting upon a ilange or ear-piece, K, of such side of the link. L, pins orhubs, projecting from each side of the link, and at each of its ends, by which pins, upon 4one side of thelink, the links are joined and pivoted or hinged together, as it were; the pins on thc opposite sidesof the link carryingpulley or friction-wheels, for running upon the Bange to the horn-wheel. n l

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The flange C to the horn-wheel A, substantially as and for the purpose described. I

I also claim the links F, constructed substantially as and for the purpose described.

S. COIN.` Witnesses:

M.- SPEAK, Geo. A. SPEAK. 

